There are 77 article(s) tagged Better Business Bureau Of The Mid-South:

• October 2018

  • Guest column: Email scam costs businesses billions of dollars

    Most businesses would be ecstatic if their revenue increased more than 100 percent in less than two years. Scammers are business people too, scams are their products, and the FBI reports that their revenue from one scam increased 136 percent between December 2016 and May 2018.

    By Randy Hutchinson October 13, 2018

• September 2018

  • Guest Column: BBB, government team up to combat business scams

    In June, the FTC, other law enforcement agencies and the BBB announced the results of Operation Main Street: Stopping Small Business Scams, a law enforcement and education initiative targeting scammers who victimize businesses. The other agencies include the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, two U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and eight state attorneys general.

    By Randy Hutchinson September 19, 2018